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Thursday, August 30, 2007
ACL Fest: Meet the Bands - The National
Austin Music Source: How would you generally describe your music?
Lead singer Matt Berninger of The National: Sounds like a well-dressed ape holding a margarita.
How do you plan to cope with Austin summer heat? Will it cramp your onstage style?
As luck would have it, uncomfortable and sweaty is our style, so we’re good.
What other bands are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
Yo La Tengo and Dylan.
What’s the last CD you paid full price for?
The Broken West - “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On.” Well worth it.
What’s the one thing you can’t live without on your tour bus/van?
Nicorette and my toothbrush.
When you think of Texas music, who or what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
Eric Bachman is the first thing that comes to mind, but I don’t think Eric lives there. Then I think of Spoon, then Pavement because they have a song called “Texas Never Whispers.”
Do you have a celebrity crush you’re willing to reveal?
Allison Janney
What’s the one song you’ve always wanted to cover but never have?
Yaz - “Only You”
What’s the one thing you want to make sure to do before leaving Austin?
Buy some shoes.
The National is scheduled to perform in the AT&T Blue Room from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16.
Web site: Americanmary.com
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ACL Fest: Meet the Bands - Jennifer Niceley
Austin Music Source: How do you plan to cope with Austin summer heat? Will it cramp your onstage style?
I’ll simply be wearing my coolest cotton stage dress.
What other bands are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
Björk and Bob Dylan.
What’s the last CD you paid full price for?
Nick Lowe’s “At My Age.”
What’s the one thing you can’t live without on your tour bus/van?
If only I had a tour bus/van…
When you think of Texas music, who or what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
Listening to Ernest Tubb records with my grandfather in Palestine, Texas.
Do you have a celebrity crush you’re willing to reveal?
No.
What’s the one song you’ve always wanted to cover but never have?
“Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin” by Ernest Tubb.
What’s the one thing you want to make sure to do before leaving Austin?
Drink the perfect margarita.
Jennifer Nicely is scheduled to perform on the BMI stage from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16.
Web site: myspace.com/jenniferniceley
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CMA Awards- Austin Connection
A song Austin musician Bruce Robison wrote and recorded more than 10 years ago has been nominated as Single of the Year by the Country Music Association. George Strait’s version of “Wrapped,” which he took to No. 1 last year, was announced Thursday as in the running against singles by Brad Paisley, Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride.
Although the nomination goes to the artist and the producer, not the songwriter, Robison feels a bit of vindication to have his song honored at commercial country music’s most prestigious forum.
“These things are a little boost in showing Nashville that my songs are as accessible as anyone else’s,” Robison said Thursday morning.
The CMAs will be given out in Nashville Nov. 7, live on ABC. Strait and Paisley received the most nominations, with five each.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Josh Turner
Keith Urban
See full list of winners after the jump…
HORIZON AWARD
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Little Big Town
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Dixie Chicks
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
The Wreckers
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride
Produced by Martina McBride
RCA Records
“Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
19 Recordings Limited/Arista Records
“Lost In This Moment”
Big & Rich
Produced by Big Kenny and John Rich
Warner Bros. Nashville
“Ticks”
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville
“Wrapped”
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
“5th Gear”
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville
“It Just Comes Natural”
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
“Long Trip Alone”
Dierks Bentley
Produced by Brett Beavers
Capitol Records Nashville
“Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing”
Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville
“These Days”
Vince Gill
Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs and Justin Niebank
MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride/Brad Warren/Brett Warren
Delemmava Music/Bucky and Clyde Music
“Before He Cheats”
Josh Kear/Chris Tompkins
That Little House Music/Mighty Under Dog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys
“Give It Away”
Bill Anderson/Buddy Cannon/Jamey Johnson
Sony/ATV Tree/Mr. Bubba Music/Slow Run Music/EMI Blackwood
“Lost In This Moment”
John Rich/Keith Anderson/Rodney Clawson
Rich Texan Music/Warner-Tamerlane/Writer’s Extreme/
EMI April Music/Romeo Cowboy
“Stupid Boy”
Dave Berg/Deanna Bryant/Sarah Buxton
Song Planet/That Little House Music/Cal IV Songs/ BergBrain Music
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
(Award to each Artist)
Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson
“Because of You”
MCA Nashville
Tracy Lawrence featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
“Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
Rocky Comfort Records/CO5
Jimmy Buffett with George Strait and Alan Jackson
“Hey Good Lookin’” (Live)
MCA Nashville
Alison Krauss and John Waite
“Missing You”
Rounder Records
Vince Gill with Guest Vocalist Alison Krauss
“The Reason Why”
MCA Nashville
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride
Directed by Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV
“Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood
Directed by Roman White
“Moments”
Emerson Drive
Directed by Steven Goldmann
“Online”
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jason Alexander
“You Save Me”
Kenny Chesney
Directed by Shaun Silva
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Eddie Bayers, Jr. - Drums
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Dann Huff - Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar
Randy Scruggs - Guitar
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RIP Richard Cook
This has been a rough year for British tastemakers.
First Factory Records founder/TV presenter/punk rock pioneer/all-around aesthete Tony Wilson dies at 57.
Now we’ve lost British jazz critic Richard Cook to cancer at the absurd age of 50 on Aug. 25.
Cook was one of the great jazz critics of his age and perhaps THE great British jazz writer. The doors-stopping “Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings,” of which Cook (and co-author Brian Morton) wrote and edited eight editions, was a required for anyone with an interest in the music. The day a new edition hit the shelves was a little like Christmas.
I can’t tell you the time I’ve spent pouring over that thing or how many albums Cook and Morton sent me to. The contents were updated every year, so one was always faced with the question of whether to throw out the old ones or keep them. So you usually kept them (I think I started buying them with the second edition and have retained at last the last four) and they ended up taking up an entire shelf by themselves.
He’ll be missed.
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